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Free City Program Gets Kids Active and Outdoors This Summer

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June 24, 2019 

Let’s Play in the Park is back for its sixth season this summer. The City-run program provides kids ages six to 12 with the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, be active and make new friends.

The nine-week program is free and runs weekdays from Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, August 30. The program takes place at 13 parks across Mississauga and includes two parks that are new to the program this year: Barondale Green Park and Hillside Park.

Supervised by qualified staff trained in HIGH FIVE® principles of healthy child development, kids in the program get to participate in fun recreation activities including organized games and sports, arts and crafts, theme days and more.

Registration for the program is required however residents can register for as many Let’s Play in the Park programs as they would like. 

Program Details:

What:  Let’s Play in the Park ; Who: Kids ages six to 12;  When/Where:

1 to 4 p.m.* Barondale Green Park

Community Common

Lisgar Fields

Neebin Park

Serson Park– Ward 1

Weekdays – Monday to Friday from July 2 to August 30, 2019 (exception date August 5, 2019)

June 25, 2019
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New Mississauga Library website

By Events, Issues, Uncategorized

June 25, 2019

Today, we reached a milestone in the Digital Modernization Initiative and launched the new Mississauga Library website to the public. Following months of design, planning, and testing, staff activated the site smoothly today at 10:00 am, without any problems or disruptions to services.

We created the site by using public input to improve our work, and by following our new Digital Service Standard. Our goal was to make the site accessible and easier to use by creating better search, clear navigation, and simplified content. The site works on a wide range of devices: mobile, tablet, and desktop.

We will continue to measure and improve our work in the following ways:

  • Each page of the new Library site features a feedback button for customers to report problems directly to staff
  • We have implemented a quality assurance dashboard, which will monitor continuously for any errors
  • We are introducing a new customer satisfaction tool this year, to help us understand people’s ever-shifting needs as we continue to evolve the site

The site was developed through a collaborative effort between the Strategic Communications, IT, and Mississauga Library teams. Led by the library’s Master Plan, Future Directions, the site helps move towards the goals of bridging the digital divide, ensuring barrier free access to technology and continuing to invest in a 24/7 virtual branch.

Should you require any additional information please let me know.

June 25, 2019
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Music, Munchies and Memories – Your Canada Day Invite has Arrived

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How often do you go to 152nd birthday celebrations? How about when you’re the one getting the gifts? Well that’s what you’re invited to this Canada Day at Mississauga Celebration Square.

Platinum-selling, award-winning, recording artists, Marianas Trench are headlining the mega event on the main stage.

If the hot sun doesn’t keep the stage and the anticipated 100,000 guests warm, music by Logan Staats, Leaving Thomas and Sickick definitely will.

No Canada Day celebration would be complete without the opportunity to remember what it means to be Canadian. The official ceremony will put guests in that proud-to-be-Canadian state of mind as Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Members of Council will lead a reaffirmation oath encouraging attendees to re-confirm their Canadian Citizenship.

Don’t forget your towel for your chance to make an afternoon splash in the fountain sponsored by Alectra. When the sun goes down, the lights get brighter. The celebration of the summer is punctuated with a spectacular fireworks finale at 10:05 p.m. presented by Tim Hortons.

Afternoon hosts, Global News’ Anthony Farnell and Farah Nasser and evening hosts, Antony Robart and ET Canada’s Sangita Patel will host the event which includes a full day of family-friendly entertainment.

Come for the food, stay for the entertainment, leave with the best Canada Day memories ever.

Event Details
Date: 
Monday, July 1, 2019

Time: 
2 to 10:30 p.m.

Canada Day Main Stage Line-up:

Paul Edward Costa, Mississauga’s Poet Laureate

Pujita Verma, Mississauga’s Youth Poet Laureate

Logan Staats, Season 1 Winner of CTV’s The Launch
Canadian Pop Country Duo, Leaving Thomas

Masked Hip-Hop and Mash-up DJ, Sickick

Juno and Much Music Video Award-Winning Artists, Marianas Trench

Epic fireworks display presented by Tim Hortons

Location: 

Mississauga Celebration Square
300 City Centre Dr.
Mississauga, ON
[Map]

Cost:  
Free

Additional Information:
Details on the Canada Day celebration on the Square can be found here.

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION

Parking and Transportation
With limited access to available parking downtown, event goers are encouraged to carpool, walk, bike or take MiWay. Use MiWay’s Plan a Trip tool on any device at miway.ca/planatrip for customized route and schedule information to get to Celebration Square on time. MiWay will also offer additional trips from the City Centre Transit Terminal following the fireworks on the following routes: 3, 10, 19, 23, 26, 34 and 61. Limited accessible parking is available at the 201 City Centre Dr. parking lot after 3 p.m. and in the Living Arts Centre underground parking lot.

Road Closures
There will be road closures in the downtown core from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 1. Areas impacted by the closures are outlined below. The road closure map can be downloaded here.

Closed: July 1 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Duke of York Boulevard from Burnhamthorpe Road W. to Prince of Wales Drive
• City Centre Drive from Living Arts Drive to Mercer Street
• Princess Royal Drive from Living Arts Drive to Duke of York Boulevard

Closed: July 1 from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Living Arts Drive from Burnhamthorpe Road W. to Prince of Wales Drive
• Burnhamthorpe Road W. from Confederation Parkway to Hurontario Street
• Kariya Gate from Burnhamthorpe Road W. to City Centre Drive (north-bound lanes only)

Don’t worry about losing power half way through the fun. The City has installed two accessible mobility device charging stations on Celebration Square. One can be found directly in front of the amphitheatre and the other in Legends Row on the west side of the square.

Fireworks
If you plan to set off fireworks in your neighbourhood this Canada Day, visit the City’s website for more information on using fireworks safely on Canada Day.

Stephen
 

June 19, 2019
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Nine Creeks Trail Update (formerly named: Lakeshore Royal Windsor)

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  • Project webpage -> http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/parks-lakeshore-royal-windsor
    • Please note that it is still under an old informal name as Lakeshore Royal Windsor. The webpage will be updated shortly to refer to the trail as Nine Creeks Trail
    • The webpage provides a project overview, public engagement, construction staging and frequently asked questions
  • Please let me know if you have any questions!

Stephen

June 19, 2019
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Good Clean Up Program

By Issues, Resources, Uncategorized

Information regarding the City of Mississauga Goose program:  Along the Waterfront, the City of Mississauga  has a program called Goose Roundup. It’s an annual collection of geese in Mississauga and Oakville. Working alongside Canadian Wildlife Services, the geese are collected and released at Jack Miner’s Foundation Sanctuary, where the geese enjoy their lives in a protected environment.

The City frequently sweeps the turf areas and pathways, primarily in Port Credit Memorial Park, JJ Plaus and Credit Village Marina. We also bring a contractor in to power wash the railings along Credit Village Marina when droppings get excessive.

Parks staff also utilize backpack blowers and pressure washers in many of our waterfront parks to deal with goose droppings- especially along pathways and in picnic shelters.

 

June 14, 2019
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Keep Cool and Make a Splash this Summer at the City’s Pools and Spray Pads 

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June 7, 2019

Summer temperatures are fast approaching and so is the opening of the City of Mississauga’s outdoor pools and spray pads. Pull out those beach towels, find those flip-flops and get ready for a splashing good time in Mississauga this summer.

Spray Pads

Already feeling the heat? As of May 17, all of the City’s 27 spray pads are open to the community for the summer season, with the exception of the spray pad at Mississauga Valley Park. A section of the spray pad at Mississauga Valleys is under construction and not operational at this time. Residents are free to enjoy the spray pads through to September, weather permitting, but are reminded that the spray pads are unsupervised. City spray pads are a fun, free way to keep cool and open daily at 9 a.m. Residents can use the eParks map  to check out the spray pads in their neighbourhood.

Enjoy the interactive water feature at Mississauga Celebration Square. Until Labour Day weekend, the water feature can be enjoyed by residents from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., same as previous years.

Pools

Residents can also look forward to staying cool by the pool this summer. The City has seven outdoor pools and 11 indoor pools, all of which are supervised by trained City employees. The indoor pools operate year-round and soon the outdoor pools will be open for their regular season. 

Indoor Pools

  • Indoor pools summer schedule starts July 2

­Outdoor Pools

  • EARLY BIRD SWIMS

June 1 to 21 (weekends only)

  • Applewood Heights Outdoor Pool
  • Lions Club of Credit Valley Outdoor Pool
  • PRE-SEASON

June 22 to June 28

  • Select times only
  • REGULAR SEASON

June 29 to September 1

  • Full summer schedule

All indoor pools will be closed for the July 1 holiday. Outdoor pools will be open, however residents are asked to check with their local pool for holiday swim schedules. For more information, check out the summer swim schedule and these tips for staying cool. For updates on any service disruptions that may occur at the City’s spray pads, residents can call 3-1-1, follow Mississauga Parks and Forestry on Twitter (@MississaugaPF) or visit mississauga.ca/parks.     Have fun in the sun and stay cool Mississauga!

June 10, 2019
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TOPCA Members and Friends……. 

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1) RETAIL TOWN HALL:  We are gearing up for our Spring Town Hall Meeting next week, on

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 @ 7-9pm (doors open @ 6:30 pm) at Clarke Hall.  Hope you Saved the Date!  Please share this final Poster with your networks.  The Agenda really evolved this past week!  All are welcome to attend and there will be treats!

THEME: “Port Credit Mainstreet Retail – What’s In Store?”  Answer: A Lot!  Includes an opening presentation from the new General Manager of the Port Credit BIA (Anita Kovacevic – welcome!) about PCBIA’s new business plan and branding.  We’ll have City presentations about the just-released Parking Master Plan (May 2019) and the Lakeshore Corridor Transportation Plan approved by Council on Wed. June 5, 2019.  As we know, Parking is the ugly step-sister of Traffic, and always tags along.  Pressures on both “sisters” will only increase with the 1000’s and 1000’s of new residents who will be moving here – now estimated to be 50,000 people between the new developments in Port Credit and Lakeview.  There are some bold ideas in the Plans to make Mainstreet shopping more comfortable and accessible and therefore more profitable for the shops (wider sidewalks, bike lanes, less street parking, alternatives to cars including better transit).  But the transition is delicate, and order of operation is key, with fears of increased side-street parking, drops in business and even more traffic congestion (already at a standstill).  Can the change be orderly, when some initiatives to provide alternatives to cars may be years away?  Let’s see what everybody thinks.

Senior executives from Dream (on behalf of West Village Partners) will speak about their curated retail tenants and new branding on the West Village PC site, and when we can expect to shop there.  NOTE:  West Village could be the first *new* and significant retail to reflect what is proposed in the Plans for a liveable and sustainable mainstreet!  Consultant Dana Anderson from MHBC will then address retail trends and planning for the mainstreet retail format we want to preserve against the increasing pressures of mall, big box and online shopping.  Let’s do this!  Give your thoughts during Public Q&A plus participate in a Facilitated Survey (Dream is helping us) to identify the type of retailers the community would like to see on our mainstreet – there are lots of physical gaps that can be filled by the new mainstreet developments!  For sure, a hardware store and an affordable grocery store will be included in the results?

Closing Remarks by Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko will bring us all back to where we actually go from here and how and when.  We can help our Councillor best represent us as a community by providing our candid thoughts at the Town Hall.

2)  FOLLOW-UP TO REGIONAL REVIEW:  As previously e-mailed, TOPCA reps

made a 20-minute presentation on May 8th to the Special Advisors for the provincial Regional Government Review, reflecting our best understanding of citizen concerns that we heard, and our own experience as citizen volunteers within a two-tier municipality.  As made clear in the Presentation, we could not take a *TOPCA position* on the matter of Mississauga’s separation from Peel; we had sought no consensus from our membership to do so.  After the presentation we submitted the print version of our Presentation for the Advisors’ review as requested.  View TOPCA’s 11-page PDF print submission.  We will record any updates on the ‘Regional Question’ at:  topca.net/#regional_review.  It is possible we may not hear anything further until August.

3)  COMING PC EVENTS:  (always more to be added!)  Posted on the TOPCA Calendar.  We won’t repeat it all here, but do browse the Calendar sidebar and Postcard regularly for all the wonderful events.

*SAVE THE DATES*

TOPCA Heritage Bike Ride:  Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 10am-12noon.  Our annual Culture Days event taking you places you can’t see by car and would be too far to walk.  We have an order in for good weather!

Port Credit Federal All-Candidates Meeting:  Tuesday, October 8, 2019 @ 7-9pm at Clarke Hall.  The federal general election is Monday, October 21, 2019.  NOTE:  A real elevator is being installed at Clarke Hall from September thru to December 2019 (replacing the lift).  This means the building will only be accessible via the staircase during this time.

TOPCA AGM and Public Program:  November 2019.  Date TBA.

As always, your comments posted to any of our platforms (or sent by email) are most welcome to help ensure we’ve heard everything and to be included in any formal response!

ABOUT US:  TOPCA is affiliated with the City of Mississauga through the volunteer community group registry.  We rely on membership contributions to cover ongoing expenses, including our website domain, hall rentals, print materials (e.g. flyers) and officers & directors insurance.  Your membership renewals are important to maintain TOPCA as a vital residents’ association.  Citizen engagement is the hallmark of our community, and we really appreciate our membership staying connected and supporting TOPCA’s volunteer role in the community as we work through the transformation of Port Credit together!

Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates on citizen-oriented info and events in Port Credit.  The TOPCA Calendar webpage lists upcoming Events.

 

 

 

 

June 7, 2019
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Walter Edward Ward

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Walter Edward Ward 14 mai 1923

Walter Edward Ward 14 mai 1923 30 mai 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Walter Edward Ward on Thursday May 30, 2019 in his 96th year. Beloved husband of Marjorie for 74 wonderful years. Loving father of Susan Denyer (John), Stephen Ward and Julie Sinclair (Thane). Cherished Grandfather of Graham, Laura, Adam, Emma, Blakely and Alice. Loved uncle of Janice and Frank Ward. Wally will be remembered for his WW2 service as a typhoon fighter pilot receiving the Legion of Honour for completing 100 missions. His career with the Peel Board of Education as the principal of Gordon Graydon Secondary School, founder of INDEC Alternative School and the director of Continuing Education has enriched the lives of young people and has given him immense pleasure over the years. In his community, Wally has received awards for citizenship in Mississauga, and has headed committees that provide services and language learning for adults and new Canadians. Friends and family will remember Wally as living his life with enthusiasm and showing great interest in all those around him. For this reason he has been blessed with the richness of many friendships throughout his life.
Friends may call at the Turner & Porter ‘Neweduk-Erin Mills’ Chapel, 1981 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (east of Erin Mills Pkwy), on Tuesday June 11, 2019 from 6-8 pm. Funeral service and burial at St. Peter’s Church Erindale, 3041 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, on Wednesday June 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Walter Edward Ward 14 mai 1923
30 mai 2019..

June 4, 2019
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National AccessAbility Week

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The City of Mississauga is happy to support National AccessAbility Week (NAAW), from Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 7. As we continue to find ways to make Mississauga a great place to be for all, there are a number of events and activities that you can take part in throughout the week.

National AccessAbility Week aims to change the way that we think, talk and act about accessibility and inclusion. Since the introduction of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2001 and the City’s Accessibility Advisory Committee was established in 2003, we have remained committed to ensuring that our facilities are accessible and barrier free. Our Multi -Year Accessibility Plan established in 2012 also demonstrates our commitment to ensuring everyone feels a sense of belonging in our city.

National AccessAbility Week Activities

Always a favourite, the Older Adult Expo at South Common Community Centre will showcase more than 80 exhibitors focused on older adult health as well as opportunities to learn about the City’s fitness and technology programs.

Also, be sure to check out the Accessibility Showcase in the Great Hall on Friday June 7, where you can learn about the many programs and services offered to people with disabilities.

Throughout the week, you will also have the chance to:

  • Check out MiWay buses at Celebration Square and watch as staff demonstrate the various features that make them accessible.
  • Join Traffic Management & Municipal Parking in Celebration Square as we partner with the Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to demonstrate how to use the audible pedestrian signals on Mercer Avenue.
  • Meet a therapy dog and boost your spirits at Erin Meadows Library.

Mississauga has truly become a leader in making our programs, services and infrastructure inclusive for all residents. Thanks to all of you who have been a part of this important work.

I encourage you to get out to as many events as possible throughout the week. For more information and a full list of events for National AccessAbility week, visit the Accessibility page on Inside Mississauga.

Stephen Dasko

 

June 3, 2019
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